Business-Oriented Open Innovation Specialized in Chemicals

SpecialChem assists companies scouting technologies to accelerate their product development or offering technologies, services and know-how by connecting them to its on-line business Network... Learn more

What you can do with Open Innovation in Chemicals and Materials:

Scouting Technologies?

To solve technical problems
To accelerate innovation
To sell new solutions
To source new materials

Licensing Technologies?

To monetize dormant IP
To value stopped R&D projects
To sell your Know-how
To access new markets

Requests For Proposals / Technologies to License

Request For Proposal		Technology Allowing Color Change of Cleansing Products A fortune 500 company with global R&D capabilities is seeking a technology that signals the completion of a cleansing task, via color change.
Request For Proposal		Waste products that can be used as cosmetic ingredients SpecialChem client, a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods organization, is seeking raw materials like surfactants, detergents, polymers, oils, lipids, UV...
Request For Proposal		Renewable alternatives (from non-fossil-fuel sources) to liquid, semi solid or solid mineral oils (e.g. paraffin oil) for cosmetic formulations A leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods organization is looking for renewable (non-fossil-fuel-sourced) substitutes to replace mineral oils in cosmetic...
Technology to License		Coating technology to enter new markets by adding functionalities to different foil-substrates Companies active in foil-manufacturing may be interested in adding value to their products by applying additional functional coated layers on either or both...
Technology to License		Fast and effective analytical services (using high throughput analysis method) accelerating product development With more than 100 years of experience in imaging, SpecialChem Client is offering analytical services accelerating product development: High Throughput Analysis...
Request For Proposal		Benzoic Acid - Commercial Manufacturing / Seeking Partners with Large Benzoic Acid Capabilities Willing to License a New Technology A SpecialChem client is seeking a proven manufacturing process for the production of benzoic acid.
Request For Proposal		Technology for reduction of friction between oscillating, non-lubricated hair cutters The need to reduce friction and wear has increased with the trend to washable shaving heads. In former times friction was uncritical thanks to the lubrication...
Request For Proposal		Fully degradable at 140°C or less surfactant for nanosized metal oxides solvent-based suspension Our client is looking for a dispersing agent, surfactant to disperse and stabilize a suspension of nanoparticles (less than 100 nanometers) of a metal oxide in...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Hair Replacement For Predicting Color Shade on Human Hair Our client is looking for a hair analogue / hair substitute which can be used in the laboratory to predict the color shade on human hair when a new formulation...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Rapid Analytical Tools / Processes for Quality Control of Hair Dye Formulations Our client is looking for proven quantitative quality control instruments which can be used in production environment and dramatically reduce or eliminate human...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Anti-fingerprint coating A product, material or technology (in descending order of preference) is sought that provides a high gloss coating surface that is highly resistant to...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Novel Ingredients for Superior Grease Removal To enable a detergent manufacturer to produce superior grease removal performance from aqueous based liquid cleaning products providing significant benefits...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Options for Formulation pH Control for Laundry Liquid Formulations Need a buffer for concentrated liquid detergents that controls the pH between 6 - 8 during manufacture. The buffer must be compatible with concentrated liquid...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Chelating Agents (Sequestrants) for Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent Compositions Need a chelating agent (Sequestrant) that can be incorporated into a concentrated laundary detergent without inducing any instability. The Sequestrant must...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Bio-adhesive Agents for Oral Care Bio-adhesive agents which would help to adhere actives to suit the oral cavity (teeth / gums) providing long lasting activity where current actives can be...
Request For Proposal		Seeking Bio-adhesives Agents for Dentures Bio-adhesive systems (zinc-free) which could attach denture plates (eg Polymethylmethacrylate) to the oral cavity.
Request For Proposal		Seeking Dipping Technologies For Growing Films On Metal Surfaces Looking for a technology / concept / product that allows to grow up a film during a dipping / immersion step. Hereby a coating with a high corrosion protection...
Request For Proposal		Reduction of Styrene Content in Unsaturated Polyester (UPE) and Vinyl Ester (VE) Resins Identify a safe, cost-effective alternative to styrene that can be used as a reactive diluent in unsaturated polyester (UPE) and vinyl ester (VE) thermosetting...
Request For Proposal		Natural Fibers for Low Density Composites Enable composite fabricators who use infusion or resin transfer molding (RTM) to fabricate low density, fiber-reinforced composites that contain greater than...